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Chapter 3: Policing and Law Enforcement Questions with 100%
Correct Answers UPDATED!!!!
The three primary responsibilities of police work include all but
which of the following?
A. Law enforcement
B. Public Relations
C. Order maintenance
D. Service - ANSWER B. Public relations
Which of the following is/are not aspects of police work
explored by James Q. Wilson?
A. Service
B. Law enforcement
C. Order maintenance
D. A & C
E. None of the above; all were addressed by Wilson - ANSWER
E. None of the above; all were addressed by Wilson
A prime function of police work that ensures the safety of the
community by denying criminals the opportunity to commit
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crime and by defusing volatile situations before they reach the
point of violence is:
A. Law enforcement
B. Crime prevention
C. Order maintenance
D. Deterrence - ANSWER B. Crime prevention
The 1967 report of the President's Commission on Law
Enforcement and the Administration of Justice found the police
were:
A. Poorly educated
B. Poorly led
C. Poorly trained
D. Poorly equipped
E. All of the above - ANSWER E. All of the above
Which of the following was not a finding of the Kansas City
Preventive Patrol Experiment about routine patrol?
A. It had almost no impact on crime
B. It reduced fear of crime
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C. It increased citizen awareness of the police
D. It had no impact on citizen confidence - ANSWER B. It
reduced fear of crime
T/F: The Flint Neighborhood Foot Patrol Program supported the
argument that greater contact between police and citizens was
an important goal. - ANSWER True
Which of the following emphasizes analysis of rimes and
situations, the identification of specific causes and solutions,
and the reliance on other agencies to bring about solutions?
A. Broken Windows
B. Order maintenance
C. Problem-oriented policing
D. Task-force policing - ANSWER C. Problem-oriented policing
The idea of police enforcing low-level law violations that had
previously been ignored, such as sidewalk drug sales, loitering,
turnstile0jumping in the subways, loud music, and public
drinking is indicative of:
A. Zero tolerance
Chapter 3: Policing and Law Enforcement Questions with 100%
Correct Answers UPDATED!!!!
The three primary responsibilities of police work include all but
which of the following?
A. Law enforcement
B. Public Relations
C. Order maintenance
D. Service - ANSWER B. Public relations
Which of the following is/are not aspects of police work
explored by James Q. Wilson?
A. Service
B. Law enforcement
C. Order maintenance
D. A & C
E. None of the above; all were addressed by Wilson - ANSWER
E. None of the above; all were addressed by Wilson
A prime function of police work that ensures the safety of the
community by denying criminals the opportunity to commit
,2|Page
crime and by defusing volatile situations before they reach the
point of violence is:
A. Law enforcement
B. Crime prevention
C. Order maintenance
D. Deterrence - ANSWER B. Crime prevention
The 1967 report of the President's Commission on Law
Enforcement and the Administration of Justice found the police
were:
A. Poorly educated
B. Poorly led
C. Poorly trained
D. Poorly equipped
E. All of the above - ANSWER E. All of the above
Which of the following was not a finding of the Kansas City
Preventive Patrol Experiment about routine patrol?
A. It had almost no impact on crime
B. It reduced fear of crime
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C. It increased citizen awareness of the police
D. It had no impact on citizen confidence - ANSWER B. It
reduced fear of crime
T/F: The Flint Neighborhood Foot Patrol Program supported the
argument that greater contact between police and citizens was
an important goal. - ANSWER True
Which of the following emphasizes analysis of rimes and
situations, the identification of specific causes and solutions,
and the reliance on other agencies to bring about solutions?
A. Broken Windows
B. Order maintenance
C. Problem-oriented policing
D. Task-force policing - ANSWER C. Problem-oriented policing
The idea of police enforcing low-level law violations that had
previously been ignored, such as sidewalk drug sales, loitering,
turnstile0jumping in the subways, loud music, and public
drinking is indicative of:
A. Zero tolerance
